Slovo úvodem

Mgr. Michaela Majerová

Med. Pro Praxi 2010; 7(8-9): 307  

Lyme borreliosis - comprehensive view

MUDr. Hana Roháčová

Med. Pro Praxi 2010; 7(8-9): 310-312  

Lyme borreliosis (LB) is a disease which, with its polymorphic manifestations, touches many medical specialties. While some clinical pictures are completely typical and practically unmistakable, others force differential diagnoses that must consider a whole range of diseases. Even though diagnostic tools available are considerable, there is still no one single clear test at hand to clearly differentiate the active manifestations of the disease from mere “laboratory echoes” and thus allow a clear indication for the course of treatment. The following text may be of help in determining diagnosis and initiating treatment.

Irritable bowel syndrome

doc. MUDr. Bohumil Seifert, Ph.D.

Med. Pro Praxi 2010; 7(8-9): 313-317  

Complaints related to the lower gastrointestinal tract are among the most common reasons for seeing a general practitioner as well as a common reason for referral to specialist care. The patients who consult a physician only represent a fraction of those whose complaints could be characterised as irritable bowel syndrome or other functional disorders of the gastrointestinal tract. The reasons why the majority of patients do not consult their physician may be the bearable nature of their complaints or little faith in medical help. Patients with functional disorders, including differential diagnosis, pose a burden for both general practitioners and...

Asthma

MUDr. Viktor Kašák

Med. Pro Praxi 2010; 7(8-9): 319-321  

The main goal of asthma treatment is an achievement of asthma control and a reduction of future risk, i. e. risk of adverse outcomes such as exacerbations, poor clinical asthma control, accelerated decline in lung function, and side-effect of pharmacotherapy.

Indications and preparation of patients with advanced venous insufficiency for varicose veins surgery and therapeutic measures after surgery

MUDr. Irena Muchová

Med. Pro Praxi 2010; 7(8-9): 322-324  

Advanced venous insufficiency represents a severe disorder, which is caused by neglecting incipient and moderate stages of venous disease. The most frequent clinical picture presents varicose veins, less common is posttrombotic syndrome. In both cases, the consequent compressive therapy and skin care play the most important role. Nevertheless, the main method in varicose veins is surgery with ablation of dilated veins and ligation of sites of venous reflux, which eliminates venous hypertension – as the cardinal pathogenetic factor for worsening of venous disease. Preoperatively, in advanced venous insufficiency, it is necessary to remove...

Dust mite and allergies

doc. MUDr. Petr Čáp, Ph.D.

Med. Pro Praxi 2010; 7(8-9): 325-326  

Allergy is a chronic inflammatory response of the mucosa or skin. It is a hyper-reaction of the body to environmental allergens. Dust mite allergy mainly affects the respiratory system most commonly causing rhinitis and asthma. Complaints may last all year or change with varying intensity. The present article provides a brief overview of this issue.

Atopic dermatitis and care of atopic skin

doc. MUDr. Olga Vohradníková, CSc.

Med. Pro Praxi 2010; 7(8-9): 327-330  

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is one of the most common skin conditions affecting mainly children but also adults. The etiopathogenesis of the disease, its incidence and course and typical as well as less common clinical manifestations are briefly introduced. Complications of the course of AD are briefly mentioned. Major attention is paid to external treatment and preventive care of atopic skin, particularly in childhood. Risk and aggravating factors and options of systemic treatment are also mentioned.

Anti-aging medicine and future perspectives

MUDr. Monika Golková

Med. Pro Praxi 2010; 7(8-9): 331-334  

Anti-aging medicine is a newly emerging medical speciality utilizing the most recent diagnostic and therapeutic methods aimed at slowing the process of aging of the human body. Investigating food intolerances is one of the methods used significantly within contemporary preventive medicine. The hope that, in the future, many diseases will be managed by means of stem cells is already emerging.

Recommended practices in care for chronic patients - insomnia consultancy

PharmDr. Jana Kubišová

Med. Pro Praxi 2010; 7(8-9): 335-341  

At present, consultation activity at the chemist´s is a quite readily advancing area of interest within provided pharmaceutical care. A pharmacist should be ready to communicate with a patient in order to gain important information about illnesses, pharmacotherapy, life style, etc., and, based on his expert qualification, he should be able to review drug problems and other problems, and to propose their suitable solutions. This paper might represent certain instructions in the way of carrying out a consultation with an insomniac properly. Basic information on insomnia is the part of the paper.

Phoniatry

Karla Maixnerová

Med. Pro Praxi 2010; 7(8-9): 342-343  

Phoniatry is part of HNO spere, enganging disorders of hearing and speech. Disorder of hear is mostly correct by earphone. This aid don´t compense normal hearing, but utilized rest of hearing for prosperity of patient. Aproprieting of hearphone aids is practising by phoniatr.

Lyme borreliosis - evaluation of laboratory results and indication for treatment

MUDr. Hana Roháčová

Med. Pro Praxi 2010; 7(8-9): 344-346  

Lyme borreliosis numbers among the relatively common illnesses occurring in the Czech Republic. The clinical picture of Lyme borreliosis is extremely varied; therefore, doctors from a range of specialties can encounter these patients. While clear-cut cases most often do not present a diagnostic problem, there is a whole number of clinical pictures that are not at all typical. As a result, determining whether or not the illness in question is indeed Lyme borreliosis can be much more difficult. This fact makes a knowledge of laboratory findings assessment very important. This article should be of help in decision-making in the diagnosis and treatment...

Autodidaktický test 7/2010

Med. Pro Praxi 2010; 7(8-9): 347